The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters (referred to in this section as the "Advisory Committee").
The Advisory Committee shall-
The Advisory Committee may provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary with respect to seniors and the medical and public health grants and cooperative agreements as applicable to preparedness and response activities under this subchapter and subchapter III.
The Secretary, in consultation with such other heads of agencies as appropriate, shall appoint not more than 17 members to the Advisory Committee. In appointing such members, the Secretary shall ensure that the total membership of the Advisory Committee is an odd number.
The Advisory Committee shall include Federal members or their designees (who may be nonvoting members, as determined by the Secretary) and non-Federal members, as follows:
The Advisory Committee shall meet not less frequently than biannually. At least one meeting per year shall be an in-person meeting.
The Secretary shall coordinate duties and activities authorized under this section in accordance with section 300hh-10e of this title.
The Advisory Committee shall terminate on December 31, 2024.
Not later than October 1, 2022, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a recommendation on whether the Advisory Committee should be extended.
42 U.S.C. § 300hh-10c
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2024-Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 118-42 substituted "December 31, 2024" for "March 8, 2024". Pub. L. 118-35 substituted "March 8, 2024" for "January 19, 2024". 2023-Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 118-22 substituted "January 19, 2024" for "November 17, 2023". Pub. L. 118-15 substituted "November 17, 2023" for "September 30, 2023".
- Administrator
- The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services.
- Advisory Committee
- The term "Advisory Committee" means the Green Building Advisory Committee established under section 484.1
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.